Deer Management Workshops Focus On Multiple Areas

Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks are conducting four workshops in Mississippi to help participants learn how to better manage white-tailed deer populations.

The workshops are in two-day sets, and participants can register for one or both days. Workshops will be held July 12-13 in Starkville at Mississippi State University and Aug. 9-10 at the Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi.

Cost for the workshops is $95 per day or $180 for both days. This fee covers registration, materials, lunch, and a t-shirt or cap.

Continuing forestry education credits (5 Category 1-CF hours) are available for registered foresters, 5 CLE Hours (Day 1) and 6 CLE Hours (Day 2) are available for professional loggers, 6 contact hours (Day 1) and 6.5 contact hours (Day 2) are available for professional wildlife biologists, and 2 CEU Hours are available for certified crop advisers.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the programs run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendance is limited to 70 participants on Day One and 30 on Day Two. Registration for the Starkville workshops closes June 5. Registration for the Biloxi sessions closes July 26.